Ma femme est une sorcière

Titre original : I Married a Witch

1942
Approved
1h 17m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,1/10

10 k

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Veronica Lake and Fredric March in Ma femme est une sorcière (1942)

A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.

Liretrailer1 min 32 s

1 vidéo

53 photos

Screwball Comedy Comedy Fantasy Horror Romance

Une belle sorcière du XVIIe siècle revient à la vie d'un homme politique pestiféré, descendant de son persécuteur.Une belle sorcière du XVIIe siècle revient à la vie d'un homme politique pestiféré, descendant de son persécuteur.Une belle sorcière du XVIIe siècle revient à la vie d'un homme politique pestiféré, descendant de son persécuteur.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,1/10

10 k

MA NOTE

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Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Sol Saks, creator of Bewitched (1964), stated in an interview for Bewitched (1999) that he drew inspiration both from this film and Adorable voisine (1958) in creating the iconic TV series. Columbia Pictures owned the rights to both of those movies. Since it also owned the television studio that was to produce "Bewitched," Saks didn't worry about getting sued.

Gaffes
(at around 15 mins) The movie is set in Massachusetts, but as they arrive at the hotel fire, a fire department car has the seal of the City of Los Angeles on the door.

Citations
Wooley - civil war incarnation: Where is the nearest recruiting office?
His wife: Oh, running off to war like a coward.

Générique farfelu
Opening credits prologue: Long, long ago, when people still believed in witches . . . . .

Autres versions
There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "UN CAPPELLO DI PAGLIA DI FIRENZE (1928) + I MARRIED A WITCH (Ho sposato una strega, 1942)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.

Connexions
Edited into Cheyenne: Satonka (1962)

Bandes originales
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
(1850) (uncredited)
from "Lohengrin"
Music by Richard Wagner
Variations played during the opening credits
Played by the band at the wedding

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Whimsical comedy with wonderful Lake...wooden March...

Veronica Lake and Cecil Kellaway seem to get into the spirit of this whimsical comedy about witchcraft--while Fredric March (who reportedly disliked working with Lake whom he considered an inferior actress) does not come off well in comedy. Lake plays a witch whose ancestors burned her at the stake 300 years ago. March is engaged to Susan Hayward, but with the entry of Lake into his life, everything goes haywire. March is a gubernatorial candidate whose election to office is threatened by Lake's dexterity with broomstick magic.

Based on an unfinished novel by Thorne Smith (creator of "Topper"), the film emerges as a screwball romantic comedy well directed by Rene Clair and benefits from some good trick photography. The video print I have is on the murky side--I'm sure the original print featured better overall photography than the video version. With a cast that includes Robert Benchley among the supporting players, this is a comedy treat ideal for viewing on Halloween.

Warning: More enjoyable if the print quality is good!